St Lucia renames stadium to honour Darren Sammy
Castries, Apr 7 (IBNS) Darren Sammy, the West Indies T20I captain, who became the only skipper to lift two ICC World T20 trophies, was honoured in his hometown as the St Lucian government renamed their national cricket stadium after him, according to reports.
SK Yashin stakes claim at the Royal Juniors Open
Kolkata, Apr 6 (IBNS): Homegrown lad SK Yashin staked his claimed to the Royal Juniors Open with an opening 74 to lead by three strokes at the Par 72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
Vinay shoots 2-under to grab lead at Delhi NCR Cup
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Vinay Kumar Yadav brought in the first under-par card of the tournament while shooting a 2-under par 70 to grab a one-shot lead at the end of the second round of the Delhi NCR Cup being held at the Delhi Golf Club here on Wednesday.
Mandeo Singh Pathania powers ahead with a 66
Pune, Apr 6 (IBNS): Mandeo Singh Pathania of Greater Noida powered two shots ahead in round two of the inaugural Pune Open after he carded a sublime six-under-66. Pathania’s second round effort took his total to nine-under-135.
HC suggests BCCI to shift IPL matches out of drought-hit Maharashtra
Mumbai, Apr 6 (IBNS) Amid drought situation in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday on questioned the BCCI and cricket associations in Maharashtra and Mumbai over the issue of use of water for maintaining cricket pitches in the state for the cash-rich Indian Premier League that will start this month.
Mumbai, APr 5 (IBNS): Former Portugal footballer LuÃs Figo has met India's cricketing sensation Virat Kohli.
Three-way tie for lead at Delhi NCR Cup
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): There was a three-way tie for lead on the opening day of the 11th Delhi NCR Cup amidst trying conditions at the Delhi Golf Club here on Tuesday. Seasoned amateur Gagan Verma along with youngsters IL Alaap and Arjun Chandnani shot a 1-over 73 to share the lead.
28 athletes qualified from North and Central India in the state trials of GAIL Indian Speedstar
New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): The state trials of the GAIL Indian Speedstar for North and Central India were held today at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
Royal Juniors Open starts today
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): Last week's winner Udayjit Bhalotia will look to add to his Tolly Juniors win this week at the second event of the 2016 season of the Indian Golf Union East Zone Feeder & Sub Junior Tour at the Par – 72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
Chelsea appoints Antonio Conte as first team head coach
Chelsea, Apr 5 (IBNS) Antonio Conte has signed on a three-year contract as the first team head coach of Chelsea Football Club.
Sarfraz Ahmed appointed as Pakistan T20 skipper
Islamabad, Apr 5 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday appointed Sarfraz Ahmed as Captain of Pakistan T20 team.
ICC World Twenty20 champion West Indies breathing down India's neck
Dubai, Apr 4 (IBNS) ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 champion West Indies has number-one ranked India firmly within its sights after it became the only country to win the tournament twice.
ICC World Twenty20 teams of the tournament named
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS) The ICC on Monday announced the teams of the tournament for the men’s and women’s ICC World Twenty20 2016, which finished at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Dubai, Apr 4 (IBNS) Plenty to celebrate for the champion West Indies women’s team after it pulled off a major upset to win the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 India 2016 trophy, bringing to an end to Australia’s bid to win a fourth straight title.
Darren Sammy, Stafanie Taylor pose with ICC World T20 trophies in front of Victoria Memorial Hall
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): West Indies men and women teams skippers Darren Sammy and Stafanie Taylor posed with the ICC World T20 trophies in front of Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial Hall on Monday.